Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education

Early Childhood Education

Resources and Articles

 

• Annual ACAJE/JOP Conference of Early Childhood Educators

      November 3, 2009 ~ 16 Heshvan 5770 - Workshop Resources:

 

• Helping Hands: A Look at Social Action Opportunities for Young Children- Lori Rubin

        

• How to Talk so Parents will Listen - Dr. Lisa Dissinger

 

• Play and Literacy - Anita S. Block

 

• Using Art and Science with the Holiday of Hanukkah - Maxine Rosen

 

• What is Hanukkah? Celebrating the Festival Of Lights with Young Children - Lyndall Miller

 

• When a Young Child is Shy, Afraid, Whiney, Angry, Bites, Unpopular or . . . Just Plain Difficult by Dr. Shoshana Silberman

 

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• Books on Jewish Values for Early Childhood - NEW!

 

• Dare to Dream by Robin Singer

 

• The Defiant Ones: In Today's Picture Books, the Kids are in Charge by Daniel Zalewski

 

• Discussion Group Guide for Jewish Parents based on The Blessing of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D.

 

• Early Childhood Education: The Gateway to Jewish Life

 

• Easing the Separation Process for Infants, Toddlers and Families by Nancy Balaban

 

• Facilitating and Supporting Children's Play: Suggestions for Teachers, from Young Children, 2003

 

• Family Activities for Tu BiShvat

 

• A Five-Year-Old's Prayer by Marcey S. Strick Relevant Judaism for Modern Life

 

• Got Shabbat! Parents and Young Children Celebrate Together

 

• Investing in Identity: Effects of Jewish Early Childhood Programs on Family Engagement in Jewish Life - Study by Lyndall Miller

 

• Investing in Identity: Effects of Jewish Early Childhood Programs on Family Engagement in Jewish Life - Executive Summary

 

• Israel is Our Jewish Home: Integrating Israel into the Early Childhood Classroom

 

• Jewish Resources for Parents of Young Children

 

• Learning through Play by David Elkind, Ph.D.

 

• The Myth of the Gifted Child by Jennifer Senior, New York Magazine

 

• Notes from a Newcomer by Debbie Popiel White

 

• An Outline of the Seder for Children

 

• Pesah Planner for Your Family

 

• Play: Priceless by Susan Shepardson, MED

 

• Playing to Learn by Susan Engel, NY Times Op-Ed

 

• The Power of Play-Doh by Nancy Gibbs

 

• "Pressure-Cooker Kindergarten" by Patty Hartigan -  A new emphasis on testing and test preparation - brought on by politicians and not early childhood experts - is hurting the youngest students.

 

• The Project Approach: Let's Learn about Mezuzah by Meir Muller

 

• Resources for Jewish Parents: Raising Your Child to Be a Mensch

 

• Resources on Jewish Parenting

 

• A Selected Reading List on Israel for Children Ages 5-8

 

• Talking Torah While Talking Turkey by Chaya Marks

 

• Traditional Tree Tales

 

• Tu BiShvat Curricular Materials from ARZA/URJ

 

• Tu BiShvat Today

 

• Tutors for Toddlers: Anxious Parents are Trying to Give Their Kids an Academic Edge Before They Even Get to Kindergarten

 

• Using Stories as a Literary Tool

 

• What Comes After a Nurturing Preschool Environment for Your Special Child?

 

• "What Works: Introductory Teacher Guides for Early Language and Emergent Literacy Instruction"

 

• Where the Wild Things Came From by Naomi Pfefferman in  Relevant Judaism for Modern Life

 

• Will Your Hanukkah Survive the Christmas Frenzy?  

 

Newsletters

 

Ganeinu, Our Garden, is the semi-annual professional journal designed for Reform Jewish early childhood educators. Below you will find current and past issues, listed with the title of the lead article.

 

JAFI - Israel in Jewish early childhood education: abstracts of articles

 

The Lesson Planet Newsletter contains bi-weekly top educational sites, lessons, and news stories. The Lesson Planet site has a searchable directory of more than 30,000 links to lesson plans by subject, keyword or grade.

 

Young Children - The Journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children

 

 

Your Child - USCJ Newsletter for Parents of Young Jewish Children - Winter, 2007

 

 

For additional resources, see our Family Education and For Parents pages.

 

Contact Information
Please feel free to contact Ellen Walters, ACAJE Consultant for Early Childhood Education at

Phone: (215) 635-8940, ext. 1220
E-mail: ewalters@acaje.org
Fax: (215) 635-8946